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   This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation
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                   SONG TITLE: Blister In The Sun
                 ARTIST/GROUP: Violent Femmes
                        ALBUM: Violent Femmes
               TRANSCRIBED BY: qualitytabs@hotmail.com
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   CHORDS:
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       EADGBE 
   G  (320003)
   C  (x32013)
   Em (022000)
   D  (xx0232)
   
   One of the greatest albums of all time. I think I've got the G and C
   chords right but if you know of any better positions for them let me
   know. It also sounds good to play them G(320033) and C(x32033)
   
   
   INTRO:
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   RIFF1:
       G      C     G      C     G    C     G
   E|------------------------------------------------|
   B|------------------------------------------------|
   G|------------------------------------------------|
   D|------------------------------------------------|
   A|-----2---3-2------2---3-2------2---3-2----------|
   E|--3----3-------3----3-------3----3-----3--------|
   
   Play that twice and then start strumming the chords G C G C
   
   
   (Actually, in the verses the guitar plays something like this:)
   
   RIFF1B:
       G      C     G      C    G      C     G
   E|------------------------------------------------|
   B|-----0---1-0------0---1-0-----0---1-0-----------|
   G|--0----0-------0----0------0----0-----2-0-------|
   D|------------------------------------------------|
   A|------------------------------------------------|
   E|------------------------------------------------|
   But when I'm playing this song I usually just strum the chords.
   
   
   VERSE 1:
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   G          C        G          C
   When I'm a-walking, I strut my stuff
   G        C         G
   Then I'm so strung out
       G         C     G      C
   I'm high as a kite, I just might
   G       C         G
   stop to check you out
   
   
   CHORUS:
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             Em
   Let me go wild
          C
   like a blister in the sun
             Em
   Let me go wild
       C                       D
   Big hands I know you're the one
   
   
   VERSE 2: [play like verse 1]
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   Body and beats, I stain my sheets
   I don't even know why
   My girlfriend, she's at the end
   she is starting to cry
   
   
   CHORUS: [play same as previous chorus]
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   Let me go wild
   like a blister in the sun
   Let me go wild
   Big hands I know you're the one
   
   
   INTERLUDE:
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   Just play the verse chord progression and the tab
   that you can see at the top of the file marked RIFF1B
   and end on an harmonic at the 12th fret of the G string G|--<12>---|
   
   
   VERSE: [play same as previous verses]
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   When I'm a-walking, I strut my stuff
   Then I'm so strung out
   I'm high as a kite, I just might
   stop to check you out
   
   When I'm a-walking, I strut my stuff
   Then I'm so strung out
   I'm high as a kite, I just might
   stop to check you out
   
   Body and beats, I stain my sheets  [you can hardly hear the
   I don't even know why               guitar here, whisper]
   My girlfriend, she's at the end
   she is starting to cry
   
   When I'm a-walking, I strut my stuff
   Then I'm so strung out
   I'm high as a kite, I just might
   stop to check you out
   
   
   CHORUS: [play same as previous choruses]
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   Let me go wild
   like a blister in the sun
   Let me go wild
   Big hands I know you're the one
   
   [end with verse chords played twice]
   
   
   In almost every Femmes song there's a great bassline.
   Here's my attempt at transcribing the bassline for this song:
   
   VERSE-BASSLINE:
       G      C     G    C       G      C     G
   G|--------------------------------------------|
   D|--------------------------------------------|
   A|-----2---3-2------2---3-2------2---3-2-0----|
   E|--3----3-------3----3-------3----3-------3--|
   
   
   CHORUS-BASSLINE:
      Em                     C
   G|------------------------------------------------
   D|------------------------------------------------
   A|-----5h7------5h7-5h7---3--2--0-----3--3-2-0----
   E|-0---------0---------------------3-----------3--
   
     Em                    C           D
   G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
   D---------------------------------------3h4---3h4---4---------------|
   A-----5h7-----5h7-5h7---3--2--3--4--5-------5-----5---5-4-3-2-1-0---|
   E-0--------0------------------------------------------------------4-|
    and then right back to the verse bassline.
   
   OK, there you have it.
   
   
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